PINACEAE 



Western Juniper. Sierra Juniper. 



Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 



HABIT. A bushy shrub or small tree; short, straight trunk; 

 broad, rounded crown, extending nearly to ground. 



LEAVES. Vq inch long; acute or acuminate; gray-green; 

 conspicuously glandular-pitted on back; denticulately fringed. 



FLOWERS. Dioecious. 



FRUIT. Glaucous; blue-black; Va-V?, inch in diameter; 

 maturing in 2 years. Seed: 2-3 in each cone; ovoid, acute. 



WOOD. Heartwood pale brown tinged with red; sapwood 

 white and thick; exceedingly durable; used locally for posts. 



HABITAT. Upper Sonoran to Hudsonian zones; on exposed, 

 dry, rocky, mountain slopes; usually in pure, open stands. 



California Juniper 



Juniperus calif or nica Carr. 



HABIT. A small tree or shrubby as a result of large branches 

 leaving the trunk near the ground. 



LEAVES. — inch long; acute; yellow-green; conspicuously 

 glandular on back; fringed on the margins. 



FLOWERS. Dioecious. 



FRUIT. Red-brown; glaucous; %-% inch long; maturing 

 in 2 years. Seed: 1-2 in each cone; obtuse. 



WOOD. Heartwood pale brown tinged with red; thin, white 

 sapwood; durable; used locally for posts. 



HABITAT. Upper Sonoran zone; on desert and mountain 

 slopes; with pinyon and chaparral. 



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